Battle 4

Title Published: March 1951 to June 1960
Issue Numbers: 1 to 70
Number of Issues: 70

Cover Date: September 1951
Issue Notes: This book is from the first year of war comics at Timely-Marvel. Only the first three issues of Battle and War 1-5 had appeared thus far, while Man Comics and Men's Adventures had just published their first war issues (#9). This issue is a good one for Joe Maneely's fans -- he drew the cover and the first TWO stories! - Tom Lammers.
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher: Foto Parade, Inc.

Cover Titles: Meet Two-Fisted Buck Private O'Toole!

Cover Credits: Joe Maneely pencils signed

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Job Number	Title	Pages	Credits
8490	Battleground of Hate! Notes: Set in Korea in the winter of 1950. Major "Terrible Terry" Osborne is hated by his men for the way he treats Pvt. Haines ... until they learn the shocking truth about Haines! - Tom Lammers.	6 pg art	Joe Maneely pencils signed
8697	- ·Buck Private O'Toole starring Notes: The "origin" of Buck Private O'Toole . Korean War G.I. Timothy O'Toole (along with his pals Dave Greenberg and Ham Johnson) apparently appeared in several issues of Battle before fading away; at the end of the story, we are promised "More of Buck Private O'Toole's Amazing Adventures in the next issue of Battle Comics". This character is played lighter, more for laughs, like Devil Dog Dugan five years later. Much of the action involves O'Toole chasing pretty war correspondent Jean Cooley of the Post-Telegram.	6 pg art	Joe Maneely pencils signed
8466	Corsair Squadron Notes: The obligatory two-page text story is 8466 "Corsair Squadron," which for some reason illustrates the Army Air Corps' North American P-51B or C Mustang in the title head instead of the Navy's Chance-Vought F4U Corsair. - Tom Lammers.	2 pg text
8723	Afraid to Fight Notes: A Korean War Air Force story. It is narrated by a "Lt. Hart" who related it "when the war correspondent for Battle Magazine came to our base in Korea". The story is said to have taken place on "April 3, 1950" which really must have kicked up quite an international incident, as the north didn't invade the south until 25 June that year! The splash is signed "Allen Bellman" and "As told to Hank Chapman". I found myself wondering if Lt. Hart's first name (never given) was Ernie ... - Tom Lammers.	4 pg art	Hank Chapman script signed Allen Bellman pencils signed
8433	Suicide Patrol Notes: By Robert Q. Sale. Had he not signed it, I'd never have recognized it. Much slicker than his later stylized work. The squad is something of a Howling Commandoes "prototype" -- 10 ethnically diverse G.I.'s (including one named Cohen) who fight their way through impossible odds. - Tom Lammers.	7 pg art	Robert Q. Sale pencils signed